Article: Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB Review

[MarkS]

Great review. Did you get a chance to compare the interface to a dCS Puccini U-Clock, which is essentially a USB-spidf converter too?

[MarkS]

Please post a link for:<br />

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"I have already read a review where prefered someone preffered the (cheaper) Off Ramp Turbo 4 to Alpha USB "<br />

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[MarkS]

A question on Mark Powell's comment: <br />

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"Re the Puccini U-clock, I too did not find it to give enough improvement for it to be worth buying."<br />

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Did you compare the U-Clock to the Alpha USB to determine which sounded best as a USB converter, or are you saying that you felt the Debussy direct sounded better than with the U-Clock. <br />

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When you used the U-Clock with the Debussy, were you using it just as a clock or did you use the U-Clock also to convert USB, then feed the Debussy via spdif. Admittedly, it would seem odd to use the U-Clock as a converter in a Debussy based system, but I was just wondering if you listened to a setup that way to compare the impact of conversion on the sound, which would be interesting. <br />

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All the best!